Someone explain Apacs stiffness rating please.

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  1. asmd6230

    asmd6230 Regular Member

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    Theres some confusion among my group with regards to Apacs stiffness rating, could someone with a link to a reference kindly clarify.

    i was under the impression that the higher the number eg 10, the more flexible, but i may be wrong.

    a link to a reference would be much appreciated.

    regards,
    asmd.
     
    #1 asmd6230, Sep 23, 2011
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    APACS use SOTX stiffness rating


    for SOTX chart, the bigger the number, the shaft would be more flexible (same as the opposite, lower number means stiffer shaft
     
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    thanks for the reply guys.
    much appreciated.

    regards,
    asmd.
     
    #3 asmd6230, Sep 23, 2011
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    has anyone actually tried it?

    20kg is 44lbs. that is A LOT OF weight to be hanging at the racket.

    where would the support point be? just the handle?
     
    #4 kwun, Mar 23, 2012
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    both the handle and the T-joint. I guess it is ok to apply 20kg at the shaft. Li-Ning does similar test as well.
     
    #5 zombie0517, Mar 23, 2012
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    any video on the test?
     
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